LINKDING

<blockquote>"Lady Therese Vorkalloner," Esterhazy announces. He ushers her in and then makes a discreet retreat. Aral pushes himself up higher in the chair and looks at his ex-wife. He can't recall when he had last seen her. Their circles haven't crossed very much since her remarriage and, when they have, she's made it clear that they've already said all they've needed to each other. But she's not the first one of Aral's old enemies to come see him on his sick bed.</blockquote>

<blockquote>There's a guy lives down the road, swears he's Gregor Vorbarra. Notes: This started life a long time ago because of a tumblr ask from cosmictuesdays and then I spent a while trying to make Gregor Raised By Esterhazy actually work, to no real avail. The summary is based on the song title 'There's A Guy Works Down the Chip Shop, Swears He's Elvis' by Kirsty MacColl, which, in remembering that was a thing that existed, was the key to actually getting this into a thing that contained words.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Count Dono Vorrutyer gets curious about Escobar.</blockquote> ➤ (Dono doesn't ever get a conclusive answer. But he suspects.)

<blockquote>Gregor Vorbarra was not a man born to be Emperor. Sequel to I Dwell In Possibility.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Five ways Ges shows his love.</blockquote>

<blockquote>One evening after Escobar, magical intervention forces Lord Vorkosigan and Princess Kareen to reconsider some of their opinions.</blockquote>

<blockquote>It is one of the best-kept and most dangerous secrets on Barrayar.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Mark thinks hanging out with Ivan at a pre-wedding ball will keep him out of trouble. Set toward the end of A Civil Campaign.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Simon lives to serve.</blockquote> ➤ Simon, early in figuring out how to live with and use his chip. Tagged with "Simon Illyan's Cyborg Issues" which absolutely delights me

<blockquote>The Prime Minister makes a visit to Komarr while Galeni is posted there, and the political becomes personal for them both.</blockquote>

<blockquote> He's a jaded socialite who moonlights as a civilian informer for the secret police. He's a solid, desk-bound officer with a passion for following orders and chasing skirt. Together, they fight (crime) the free press! AU splitting off between Diplomatic Immunity and the upcoming Captain Vorpatril's Alliance.</blockquote> ➤ I read this last night when I should have been asleep, the whole thing even though I wasn't quite into it, because I was also fascinated at the same time. ➤ It's a very good fic for what it is, which is largely plotty and the kinds of stuff I actually care about being backgrounded by plot. ➤ But also -- I am currently reading Les Miserables, and going from a book where Revolution Is Good to a fic where Revolution Is Bad is a fascinating mindtrip. And I just wanted to mention that mindtrip. ➤ ANYWAYS for my own future memory, this is the fic where there's the seditious pamphlets, and By convinces Ivan to get involved, and also Ivan is under the thumb of his cat Xav.